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South Africans are awaiting a probable cabinet re-shuffle. They're expecting new president Cyril Ramaphosa to make changes to his cabinet. It's not clear at this stage when that will be, though. The ruling ANC has assured people that it will move with spe

The UN's peacekeeping missions are once again in the spotlight, this time in South Sudan. Members of the Ghana Police Service are being accused of sexual misconduct. Ghana has responded to the allegation, and says it will cooperate fully with the United N

Kenya's electioneering drama has been going on for months now. In this special report, CGTN's Thuli Tshabala explores the main events, and International Relations Expert David Kikaya gives a deeper insight into what lead the country into this state.

Tunisian economists are worried about the rising inflation rate. It peaked at 6.4 percent in the last month of 2017. Authorities have been forced to increase food prices and and cut state spending much to the anger of Tunisians. Let's get more from CGTN's

In Tanzania, President John Magufuli has launched electronic passports. Ministry officials say the launch will be followed by online visa application services. The new system aims to fast-track the process of acquiring passports and remove unnecessary imm

A local initiative in Sudan is looking to empower rural women following the lifting of U.S. sanctions, which ended two decades of restrictions on international banking transactions. Vik Chege has more.

A day of political drama for Kenya, Opposition leader Raila Odinga has sworn himself in as people's president. The rival inauguration comes after Odinga lost last year's election to president Uhuru Kenyatta. More than 10-thousand people witnessed the riva

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has inaugurated the first stage of production at the Zohr gas field. The country predicts it will achieve its goal of self-sufficiency in terms of the supply of liquefied natural gas. CGTN's Yasser Hakim has more det

Analysts have raised concern over the increase in U.S air strikes in the Horn of Africa nation. They say that while the drone attacks have helped in the fight against al-Shabaab, they are causing many problems for Somalis. Abdulaziz Billow has this report

There's growing speculation that South Africa's President Jacob may leave office before his term ends in 2019. Zuma has already been replaced by Cyril Ramaphosa as head of the ruling ANC. While he's meant to stay on as the country's president until the ne

The start of Zambia's school year has been postponed and all public gatherings banned to contain a cholera outbreak that has killed 61 people. Street vendors have been chased from the central business district and the market places have been closed.

Zimbabwe’s veteran opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai could be retiring from active politics -- just months before his fourth shot at the presidency. Tsvangirai is undergoing treatment for cancer. He recently issued a statement suggesting he may step dow

Three West African countries -- Cameroon, Niger and Chad -- have again teamed up with Nigeria to fight Boko Haram. The joint forces claim to have killed scores of militants and forced more than a-thousand to surrender since the regional offensive began. C

Zimbabwe's electoral body has extended voter registration ahead of polls slated for later this year. Previous elections in Zimbabwe have been marred by allegations of ghost voters and rigging. This time the government has introduced a biometric voter regi

Tunisia is implementing a voluntary layoff program for civil servants. The ambitious project aims to cut at least 120,000 public sector jobs in the next 2 years. However, less than 30 percent of the expected 30,000 voluntary layoffs in 2017 were registere

Protesters in Tunisia defied the threat of a security clampdown as they spilled onto the streets of the capital Tunis. There were also demonstrations in several other towns for a third day, fuelled by economic hardship. Susan Mwongeli reports.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has begun his state visit to South Africa. This is his first foreign trip since he was sworn-in for a second term. According to a statement by the presidency, Kenyatta will hold talks with his counterpart Jacob Zuma, in Dur

Tanzania's government is pressing ahead with plans to ban the exportation of "dirty" charcoal from districts. It further aims to totally phase out the use of charcoal by 2025.The country is losing hundreds of thousands of hectares of pristine forest due t

Nigeria has begun evacuating its citizens trapped in Libya. Over 400 Nigerian returnee migrants have been flown into Port Harcourt. More are expected in the coming days. The Nigerian government is aiming to repatriate around 5,000 of its citizens from Lib

Egypt and Tanzania have announced a stronger phase of their bilateral relations. Foreign Ministers of both countries have signed three MOU's to investigate deeper cooperation in numerous sectors, among them fighting terrorism in Sub Saharan Africa and com

Zimbabwe is planning a mass sale of state owned enterprises as it looks to offset a ballooning budget deficit. Zimbabwe aims to attract private investors to rescue the institutions among them the state power utility and the national airline. President Emm

Ugandan scientists are warning that the world's second-largest fresh water lake, Lake Victoria is at risk of drying up due to over-fishing and water pollution. Experts are calling for concerted efforts to save the lake, which straddles Kenya, Uganda and T

Tanzania has held a memorial for the 14 peacekeepers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week. The attack by suspected rebel fighters has been one of the deadliest against UN forces in recent history. CGTN's Daniel Kijo reports from Dar es Sal

The ongoing political turmoil in Libya is driving foreign workers away. The country's fishing industry used to depend heavily on foreign labour. But the sinking economy has left fishermen high and dry -- and customers unable to afford what used to be a st

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has launched a referendum campaign to stay in power until 2034. He's already serving a controversial third term, which saw mass protests and violence break out in the country in 2015. Now, Nkurunziza wants to amend th

The adoption of Tunisia's 2018 budget has been welcomed by the Government of Youssef Chahed. However, after weeks of both public hearings of his cabinet ministers, the Premier's new law was criticized by at least 80 MPs. The new state budget will impose m

South Africa's High Court has ruled that a commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture be established within the next six months. It will investigate whether President Jacob Zuma allowed a wealthy family to influence state decisions. Former Pu

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has chaired his first ZANU-PF politburo meeting. It marks the official start of proceedings ahead of the extra-ordinary congress set for Friday. CGTN's Farai Mwakutuya has more from Harare.

A recent report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre suggests that an average 5-thousand 5-hundred people flee their homes every single day in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many head to Uganda. CGTN's Hillary Ayesiga talks to a Congolese ref